# How to backup particular index and restore if needed?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-particular-index-and-restore-if-needed/112746
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-particular-index-and-restore-if-needed/112746 "2017-12-21T04:51:46Z")
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### Author: ![Blason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/blason/32/42284_2.png) [@Blason](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Blason)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-particular-index-and-restore-if-needed/112746/1 "2017-12-21T04:51:46Z")

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Hi Guys,

How do I take a backup of particular index say logstash-bl-2017-12-11 and move off to other location? Plus how do I restore later on that index if I wanted to query it?

Can someone please help?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-particular-index-and-restore-if-needed/112746/2 "2017-12-21T05:38:06Z")

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Take a look at [Snapshot And Restore | Elasticsearch Reference [6.1] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.1/modules-snapshots.html#_snapshot)

> [@Blason](#):
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> Hi Guys,

We aren't all guys though 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-particular-index-and-restore-if-needed/112746/3 "2018-01-18T05:38:31Z")

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